Finally! For the first time in about 2 years, the scaled has gone down! It shows a loss of 7.6 lbs for the week. That's CRAZY! What did I do differently? First, I made it a point to get up early and have breakfast. I ate healthier for some of my lunches. I definitely ate better dinners. I started supplementing fish oil pills. I decided to go off my Epilepsy medication.
Going off my medication was a big decision for me. I've been on it for over 2 years. I just got to the point where it became a quality of life decision. I can either continue to take the medication, hope for reduced seizure frequency, and deal with the side effects. Or, I can try to live healthier and accept a certain amount of seizure frequency while having no side effects. Weightloss or gain is not a common side effect of the medication, however after researching online, I was able to find out numerous examples of people either gaining weight or unable to lose weight while on it. I'm not sure if this has been a part of my inability to lose the last few years, but it definitely raises suspicion if after I go off of it, I lose this amount of weight combined with the changes listed above.
Despite the great amount of weightloss, I feel I can do even better. I still had a few bad meals last week. I still had a lot more soda than I should have. Looking towards this week, I will try to clean up my lunches even further, try to drink less soda, and get more sleep.
Weight: 258.0 lbs
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